The Society for International Development-Washington D.C. Chapter (SID-Washington) is pleased to announce its 2012 annual conference titled “The Future of Development, Challenges Ahead” to be held on June 5, 2012.

Organizers anticipate a broad-based audience of over 600 people from nongovernmental organizations, development consulting firms, government agencies, multilateral institutions and universities actively engaged in the field of international development.

The participants get familiar with economic efficiency in designing water utilities and their components, in rationalizing operation and maintenance and in rehabilitating systems. Transparent and reliable cost comparison calculations. Starting with the systematic of infrastructure project appraisal methods in practical use and their pros and cons, the main focus is on dynamic cost comparison calculation. By applying this tool least cost solutions can be selected that are most suitable in water supply and wastewater disposal whenever mandatory targets have to be met.